DTVHINDIWatching Gus Atkinson bat reminds me of Jacques Kallis: Joe Root
Atkinson played a brilliant inning of 74* runs in the second test match against Sri Lanka. Gus Atkinson (Image Credit- Twitter X) The second match of the ongoing three-match Test series between England and Sri Lanka (ENG vs SL) has started on Thursday, 29 August at the historic Lord’s ground in London. At the end of the first day of this match, England has scored 358 runs for the loss of 7 wickets while batting brilliantly. For England, former captain Joe Root batted brilliantly and scored 143 runs, scoring the 33rd century of his Test career. Apart from Root, fast bowler Gus Atkinson was also seen batting brilliantly and is still at the crease, scoring 74* runs in 81 balls with the help of 5 fours and 4 sixes. A 92-run partnership for the 7th wicket was also seen between Root and Atkinson. Also, during his innings, Atkinson scored most of the runs in the V (from mid-on to mid-off). Now, impressed by Atkinson’s batting, Root has made a big statement. Root says that watching Atkinson bat reminds him of Jacques Kallis. Joe Root praises Gus Atkinson Let us tell you that after the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka ended, England Cricket has posted a video on its official X account. In this video, Joe Root said- Yes it is good, it is really good to watch him (Gus Atkinson) bat. I will tell you why it is good to watch him bat from the other end. When he hits those straight sixes from the other end, those are unbelievable shots. It is like watching someone like Jacques Kallis bat. It was a great little innings and he had some great partnerships along the way.
IPL 2024: ‘He reminds me of Suryakumar Yadav to some extent’ Former Indian cricketer gave a big statement regarding Shashank Singh
Shashank is playing for Punjab Kings in IPL. Shashank Singh (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) The 65th match of the ongoing season of IPL 2024 is going to be held today, Wednesday, May 15, between Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings (RR vs PBKS). Let us tell you that this match will be played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati from 7.30 pm. However, before the start of this match, former Indian cricketer and well-known cricket commentator Aakash Chopra has given a big statement about Punjab’s middle order batsman Shashank Singh. Chopra feels that the eyes of cricket fans will be on Shashank in this match. Aakash Chopra gave a big statement regarding Shashank Singh Let us tell you that before the Rajasthan Royals vs Punjab Kings match, Aakash Chopra, through a video uploaded on his YouTube channel, said about Shashank Singh – Which three players can we focus on in this match? The first is Shashank Singh because he is a very good player and the focus is always on him. The way he is batting, there will come a time when you will think of including him in the Indian team. Chopra further said- He is not a young player of 22 or 25 years. He is a very senior player in terms of age. He has so much domestic experience that he is blossoming now. He reminds me of Suryakumar Yadav to some extent. His career had also progressed in the same way, so Shashank Singh is the first player on whom cricket fans will keep an eye on during this match. On the other hand, if we give you information about Shashank’s performance in the ongoing IPL season, he has scored a total of 352 runs in the 12 matches played at an average of 58.67 and an excellent strike rate of 168.42. During this period, Shashank has also scored two half-centuries. Well, now it will be worth seeing how he is going to perform against Rajasthan today?
